My Uncle Biz is a retired lineman (that’s right, I said Biz. Don’t worry, it’s a nickname). As a lineman, Uncle Biz worked up in the bucket repairing power lines, transformers, and other electricity-related items I don’t know anything about. He helped provide power to the wilderness of Maine through some of the most dangerous…
Garrison stuffs his minor annoyances. “The person I’m dating now might make a comment unintentionally that hurts me,” he said. “Instead of saying anything, I think, It’s not that big a deal, so why create conflict?” He doesn’t want to be accused of being too nitpicky or demanding. But lately he’s noticed that he has…
I had someone tell me the other day, “Samuel, I’ve dealt with it. I’m done and have moved on. There’s no changing the fact that my husband just won’t love and care for me the way I need him to. I don’t feel anything about it anymore, I’m apathetic. Numb.” I engaged with some questions…
My daughter, Corynn, is convinced that she’s never leaving home. At seven, she made up her mind that Mom and Dad take such great care of her that she’ll just stay. But she knows I’ll have none of that. One of the hardest questions Corynn has ever asked me is, Dad, who do you love more,…
Five minutes spent watching or reading the news will cause some serious question about the basis of humanity. Are we a “good” people or are we “bad”? It’s a lot easier to reconcile the Aurora Colorado theater shooting last month by coming to the conclusion that the shooter was/is a bad person. The word “bad”…
